RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1925.

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

| HEADS OF REVENUE. | Rates of Duty. | Auckland. | Kaipara. | Tauranga. | Gisborne. | New Plymouth. | Patea. | Wanganui. | Wellington. | Napier. | Wairau (including Picton). | Nelson. | Westport. | Greymouth. | Hokitika. | Lyttelton. | Timaru. | Oamaru. | Dunedin. | Invercargill. | Totals. | Corresponding Quarter, 1924. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | Quantities. | Revenue. | £ |
| Spirits (beverages) # gal. | 36s., 18s. | 63478 | .. | 112 | 8660 | 2281 | 2750 | 7308 | 60715 | 11004 | 1545 | 1812 | 1101 | 2494 | 179 | 39186 | 3219 | .. | 36268 | 7090 | 138,617 gal. | 249,205 | 224,438 |
| ” other than beverages, & gal. | 36s. | 1040 | .. | 6 | 25 | .. | 63 | 750 | 215 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | .. | 607 | 39 | .. | 584 | 32 | 1,882 | 3,388 | |
| Cigars and Snuff, # lb. | 12s. | 566 | .. | .. | 9 | 33 | 8 | .. | 431 | 39 | .. | 21 | 14 | 30 | .. | 461 | .. | .. | 161 | 38 | 3,018 lb. | 1,811 | 3,062 |
| Cigarettes | (a) | 44488 | .. | .. | 3086 | 3156 | 1413 | 5229 | 37284 | 5493 | 743 | 1728 | 590 | 1602 | 376 | 19292 | 1663 | .. | 14248 | 4770 | .. | 145,165 | 140,869 |
| Tobacco, manufactured | (b) | 14506 | .. | .. | 625 | 952 | 234 | 1370 | 7708 | 1478 | 184 | 262 | 13 | 197 | 53 | 3801 | 493 | .. | 3354 | 975 | 72,409 lb. | 36,205 | 40,377 |
| ” cut, n.e.i. | (c) | 27907 | .. | .. | 2203 | 2771 | 831 | 4456 | 19188 | 4347 | 1038 | 1344 | 584 | 1462 | 388 | 11241 | 2321 | .. | 8872 | 4092 | 443,527 | 93,045 | 80,071 |
| ” n.e.i. | (d) | 13866 | .. | .. | 673 | 1408 | 417 | 1686 | 8389 | 1846 | 430 | 993 | 251 | 643 | 169 | 8805 | 1823 | .. | 8162 | 3162 | 262,059 | 52,723 | 54,185 |
| ” unmanufactured, & lb. | 2s. | 177 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7200 | 810 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 67 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 82,540 | 8,254 | 8,050 |
| Wine, sparkling, & gal. | 15s. | 407 | .. | .. | 15 | .. | .. | 60 | 600 | 111 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 341 | .. | .. | 2,238 gal. | 1,679 | 1,209 |
| ” South African, & gal. | 9s. 6d. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| ” Australian, & gal. | 10s. | 116 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 101 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | 52 | .. | .. | 51 | 1 | 702 | 351 | 326 |
| ” other kinds, | 6s. | 894 | .. | .. | 33 | .. | .. | 38 | 990 | 181 | 4 | 83 | .. | 4 | 3 | 1225 | 25 | .. | 264 | 27 | 12,570 | 3,771 | 3,448 |
| ” South African, # gal. | 3s. 6d. | 779 | .. | 6 | 37 | .. | 36 | 458 | 28 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 523 | 24 | .. | 163 | 84 | 12,319 | 2,156 | 2,230 |
| ” Australian, & gal. | 4s. | 1003 | .. | .. | 83 | 80 | 14 | 114 | 610 | 159 | 26 | 43 | 41 | 68 | 11 | 357 | 112 | .. | 563 | 67 | 16,757 | 3,351 | 2,980 |
| Ale, beer, &c., & gal. | 2s. | 301 | .. | .. | 20 | 14 | 8 | 99 | 428 | 25 | .. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | 258 | 13 | .. | 138 | 41 | 13,691 | 1,369 | 1,100 |
| Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| General Tariff, & lb. | 5d. | 52 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 138 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 80 | 17 | 14,848 lb. | 309 | 435 |
| British Preferential Tariff, & lb. | 3d. | 112 | .. | .. | .. | 33 | .. | .. | 866 | 43 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 71 | 32 | .. | 20 | 45 | 97,787 | 1,222 | 1,545 |
| Tea— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| General Tariff, & lb. | 2d., 4d. | 109 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 102 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 35 | 47 | .. | 198 | .. | 56,766 | 498 | 827 |
| British Preferential Tariff, & lb | 2d. | 222 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 36 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 33,108 | 276 | 185 |
| Goods by Weight— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| General Tariff | .. | .. | 4886 | .. | .. | 51 | 177 | .. | 250 | 7900 | 467 | .. | 150 | .. | 48 | .. | 2232 less 8 | .. | 2560 | 716 | .. | 19,429 | 14,705 |
| British Preferential Tariff | .. | .. | 11694 | .. | 3 | 130 | 1717 | .. | 597 | 8399 | 1018 | .. | 85 | 18 | 152 | 33 | 3362 | 359 | 5 | 3089 | 978 | .. | 31,639 | 27,940 |
| South African Tariff | .. | .. | 339 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 346 | 127 |
| Goods ad valorem— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| General Tariff | .. | .. | 116803 | .. | 674 | 1219 | 4303 | 314 | 4153 | 123338 | 6693 | 454 | 867 | 230 | 499 | 85 | 63718 | 3962 | 292 | 38886 | 4270 | .. | 370,760 | 357,298 |
| British Preferential Tariff | .. | .. | 216614 | .. | 1709 | 5725 | 9629 | 1586 | 10527 | 224146 | 18778 | 1953 | 4127 | 1349 | 2814 | 405 | 106837 | 13291 | 2542 | 94484 | 13762 | .. | 729,778 | 720,200 |
| South African Tariff | .. | .. | 21 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 48 | 28 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 28 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 13 | .. | 158 | 21 |
| Other Duties— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| General Tariff | .. | .. | 15520 | .. | .. | 125 | 727 | .. | 1212 | 17737 | 940 | .. | 39 | .. | 9 | .. | 8224 | 307 | .. | 4088 | 771 | .. | 49,699 | 46,052 |
| British Preferential Tariff | .. | .. | 11736 | .. | .. | 69 | 507 | 2 | 4 | 13436 | 648 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 52 | .. | 5672 | 3256 | 169 | 4841 | 767 | .. | 41,223 | 37,257 |
| South African Tariff | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Priming | .. | .. | 38883 | 5 | 251 | 572 | 2146 | 121 | 1730 | 35269 | 2826 | 211 | 436 | 225 | 328 | 40 | 17490 | 2200 | 259 | 14254 | 2592 | .. | 119,838 | 108,613 |
| Special duty on goods from countries having depreciated currency | .. | .. | 1328 | .. | .. | 14 | 58 | .. | 56 | 990 | 61 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 453 | 24 | 2 | 156 | 41 | .. | 3,188 | 2,871 |

(a) 25s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½lb. and under, and 10s. 6d. per lb. (b) Fine cut for cigarettes, 10s. per lb. (c) 4s. 10d., 4s. 2d. per lb. (d) 4s. 8d., 4s. per lb.